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Malgudi Days•Season 2•Episode 8

The Snake Song

8.5/10 · 46 votesAug 25, 198722 min

Ranked #6 of 13 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

The Talkative Man recalls the time when he dreamed of becoming an accomplished flautist under a respected music teacher. His ambition takes a supernatural turn after he refuses food to a wandering mendicant and later plays a raga associated with snakes. TheTVDB

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Seasons4

Season 2 Episodes13

The Watchman

Leela's Friend

The Gateman's Gift

The Gold Belt

The Edge

Nitya

The Performing Child

E8 8.5Now viewing

The Snake Song

The Antidote

Dodu

Minister Without Portfolio & Korean Grass

Iswaran

The Missing Mail

Cast8

Manjunath

Manjunath

W. S. Swaminathan “Swami” / Pundi

Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

W. T. Srinivasan (Swami’s Father) / The Watchman

Anant Nag

Anant Nag

Jagan / Seshadri (The Talkative Man) / Various Characters

Shankar Nag

Shankar Nag

Venkatesh

Vaishali Kasaravalli

Vaishali Kasaravalli

Swami's Mother

R

Raghuram Sitaram

Mani

R

Rohit Srinath

Rajam

Arundathi Nag

Arundathi Nag

Kamala

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Episode Summary

"The Snake Song" is episode 8 of Malgudi Days season 2. It scored 8.5/10 from 46 votes, ranking #6 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.3). It aired on August 25, 1987.

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